Sunday, November 9, 2014

Hi! Two posts in one day may help make up for my lack of posting. So...I've had it in my head to make a greenhousey thing and overwinter my tender plants, as well as just see what happens. We supposedly have mild winters, though there are some weeks that range in the 0-10 degree zone overnight and into late morning. I'm experimenting with a hoop house to help extend the season.

After pinning a gazillion greenhouses I wish I could build, I settled on the inexpensive, easy to construct, relocatable PVC pipe low tunnel. I wish it were high tunnel, but maybe we can call it little people tunnel? If it works out this year, I'll get proper greenhouse plastic and improve the design. For now I have a shanty greenhouse. It's all good.

Pretty self explanatory. Drill the c-clamp things into the bed walls. My beds are 4 x 4 so I did two hoops on each bed. Then I Gorilla taped the top beam to all the hoops. Because my beds are not parallel (in response to the path of the sun) I just cut the top beam in half and taped them separately. I latched the crossbeam on the back bed to the hoop on the front bed just to provide extra support. Next week I will staple the bottom of the plastic to either lathing strips or 1 x 1s, to keep the plastic from gusting up and being all drafty. Then, theoretically, I can roll up one side or another. Still trying to figure out if I want to attempt doors. Maybe next week.

About Me

Hi! I'm Christina! Recently transplanted to North Carolina, I'm a sucker for all crafty stuff. Lately, my life has been taken over by gardening and sewing, but still spinning and knitting. I also love baking, cooking, preserving, wine-making, fermenting, you know how it goes ;D